Master Surveying

The Master of Engineering Surveying is a geodesy course of study that prepares students for a career in industrial and engineering surveying as well as for a career in higher administrative surveying. For this purpose, you will acquire in-depth knowledge in earth physics, statistics, industrial surveying, land management and geoinformatics.
The course language is german!
The target group are bachelor's graduates with a deeper interest in surveying and graduates of a university course with a focus on geodesy. The contents of the three-semester course of study have been agreed upon with representatives from the field of practice and the Ministry of Economics of Baden-Württemberg in such a way that the qualification for the legal clerkship for theHigher Surveying Administration Service is achieved. In addition, the course of study is kept flexible through additional options such as traffic planning or 3D city models and not only meets the future requirements of industry and administration, but also takes into account current problems such as the development of Smart Cities and modern sustainable mobility concepts

Graduates can expect a job market with a high demand for qualified engineers. Career entries succeed with comprehensive knowledge in industrial surveying (e.g. automotive industry or precision mechanical/optical field), at university as well as in research or teaching. Geodesists are also required in accident and crime scene surveying, which is part of forensics.

The Master's degree qualifies for a career in higher administrative service as well as for a doctorate.

The completely modularized course of study can be completed full-time (3 semesters) or part-time (5 semesters). By grouping the main subjects Engineering Surveying and Landmanagement, the course can be started in the winter semester as well as in the summer semester. In all modules, rhetoric, presentation techniques, scientific and interdisciplinary work and teamwork are encouraged. Competences in marketing, leadership and management can be acquired in interdisciplinary elective courses.

Especially studying at a partner university in the course of an exchange semester offers the following advantages:

• simple application procedure
• regulated recognition of achievements
• no tuition fees
• easier access to student residences

In addition to BAföG, scholarships can also contribute to the financing of studies. The HFT Stuttgart supervises two scholarships:

• HFT scholarship
• Germany Scholarship

Further information can be found under "Financing".

The application for the Master's programme in Surveying is done online.

The prerequisite is an above-average degree - grade average 2.5 or better - from a German university or a comparable foreign university with at least three years of standard study in the profile Surveying and Geoinformatics.

Our graduates have a wide range of career opportunities, both as independent engineers and in management positions in business and public administration. The main focus on landmanagement and engineering surveying qualifies them for various fields of geodesy. Both in the classical fields of geodesy as well as in new fields of work resulting from digitalisation, the energy revolution or the development of smart cities, young professionals are urgently sought. So an interesting and diverse field of work is waiting for you.

• as self-employed engineers
• as a salaried employee or employee in companies or public administration
• Qualification for a legal clerkship for the higher surveying administration service is achieved with the Master degree
• Employees in industry (e.g. automotive industry, keyword "mobility")
• research and development